Spanish director Rodrigo Cortesresponsible for films such as Buried With Ryan Reynoldsfinally the premiere Exhaust. After more than ten years of working with renowned international actors such as Robert De Niro, Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Elizabeth Olsen or Uma Thurmannow go home. Next to Mario Casaspresents a thriller whose uniqueness lies in who is behind it. Legendary Martin Scorseseone of the best directors in the history of cinema, acted as the executive producer of the project.
At Hipertextual we were able to speak with Rodrigo Corteswho explained to us how everything happened. Because, to his surprise, he himself was the director of such works as Taxi driver, Wild bull or one of ours who knocked on his door, and not vice versa. “Even in my most painful and stupid dreams it would never have occurred to me to turn to him for this,” admits the director Exhaust.
“Among other things, because that’s the reason I make films. He’s been my reference point since I was a teenager and he’s my teacher from a distance, although he had no idea,” he admits. Politewho has always been a big fan of cinema Martin Scorsese. To do together Exhaustit all started in 2018 when the New Yorker received the Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts. “They asked me to have a public discussion with him. He really liked the dialogue, of course, not half as much as I did. He had seen all my films and we got on well,” he recalls.
“Some time later I sent him a montage love in its place [su anterior filme] and asked to talk to me. I was delighted with the film. He asked me a million questions that don’t make any sense because, listening Scorsese asking you questions about editing is even more paradoxical than the premise Exhaust“he’s joking Polite. It was then that the American director wanted to join the Spaniard on his next adventure in cinemas.
Martin Scorsese was asked to produce Exhaust
“He told me to send him the next project I was going to work on, but I didn’t because I thought it was a kind statement since I was also telling a lot of people that we needed to see each other more often. “, he admits below. For him, his relationship with Scorsese I’ve already hit the ceiling. But the Oscar-winning director did not give up. And one day the phone Polite he started calling.
“They called me from the office and asked for the script. [de Escape]. Of course I sent it to him, and three or four days later he wrote to tell me that he was delighted with it and that it was unlike anything he could remember. That there was a tone to him that he couldn’t define, and he wanted to help make the film possible. That was the start of everything,” he explains. “I liked it Julie Andrews V Smiles and tears and I started spinning in a meadow full of green grass,” illustrates his reaction.
There are always quarrels and tensions between producers and directors. Therefore, making a film created by his idol and reference may be a challenging task for him. Polite. But what he found Martin Scorsese V Exhaust It was something unique and very special. “He’s endlessly careful, calculating and respectful. I think he’s fought for decades to preserve his voice in a world that’s drowning them, and he doesn’t see himself drowning other people’s voices,” the director says.
“He’s into something that really and deeply concerns him, so he didn’t really comment or take notes, just ask questions. And he always apologized before asking a question and also after asking it. I have never found anyone more educated and respectful in the world of Hollywood. Moreover, he felt an almost childlike enthusiasm for the film itself. His last line when we finished talking about editing was: “Don’t touch a single frame,” he says. . Polite.
Mario Casas makes the jump again
Exhaust we’re talking about N.a completely broken man who is determined to never make another decision in his life. He believes that the best place for such a life is a prison, so he will do his best to ensure that he is sentenced to prison. Something his sister, his lawyer, and even the judge would try to avoid at all costs. This is a radical role for which Mario Casas He had to work hard. “I started asking theoretical questions Rodrigo and he interrupted me. He told me to create my own N.“, the translator tells us.
“First of all, he is a great actor. And secondly, he is a fool. I felt like he was at a point in his career where he was going to jump from the tenth floor without looking down and asking if there was a net there.” That’s exactly what he did,” he celebrates. PoliteI’m glad I could count on At home for such radical work as Exhaust. In fact, the actor has been giving amazing performances over the years, which even earned him a Goya Award in 2021 for you won’t kill. Since then, he appreciates that people look at him with different eyes.
“The fact that I am appreciated more, yes. You’re getting older too. What you have to do is work, put in the effort… That fascinates me.” Jose SacristanIt seems to me that there is a race. At the end of the day, we’re young, we’re still working, and I imagine we’ll go through moments where we’ll have the opportunity to play a range of characters. Everything happens in the blink of an eye. His trick is to look at someone like Sakristan, Blanca Portillo or Juanjo Puigcorbespend some time with them and get the opportunity to act with such actors. Look at them, observe them and say: “Okay, this is a race, they did absolutely everything.” “We’re just getting started,” he sums up. At home.
Join Anna Castillo
Unlike N., Mario Casas counted on Anna Castillo to reprise her role as a sister. A role that is fundamental in the face of history that Polite posing in Exhaust. “She carries the consistency of both of us. And that’s why I also think that Rodrigo I wanted Anna From the first moment he said he wrote April I’m already thinking about her. She has the talent to be here and now, to be fresh, to live. Having a guy in front of you who does absolutely nothing and knows how to empathize and reach the audience and go through those places is very difficult,” he praises his partner.
“I believe there is a common language. What I mean is that even though it is in a place with a wall, there is a common language that has Mario and I also have that when they give action, you go to death. And this is what is connected with what is happening here and now. No matter what character you play, if you are truly present, things happen. And if you allow yourself to be surprised by what is happening, then what is happening will be alive. So it’s true that my character has to carry the rhythm of the scene, but I think there’s something about that common language that makes it work,” she replies.
Exhaust It’s already in cinemas.
Source: Hiper Textual
